According to a report by Citizen TV, Wamalwa was speaking during a meeting with Western leaders to plan for the conference.

“For visitors who will come, all our hotels are full… and we have insisted that, because this conference is coming to Western for the first time, we must have local entrepreneurs and business people doing all the services so that they can feel the fruits of devolution,” said Wamalwa

He further gave assurance that the region was fully prepared to host the four-day event.

"Today we are sending one message to the entire country… that Western is ready, Kakamega is ready to host the fifth devolution conference,” he added.

“We are not using county funds to pay Koffi Olomide, we are using county facilities, and they are even paying the county to be hosted here… these are local boys who invested and said they want to take this opportunity to entertain our visitors,” said Malala.

“There have been allegations that the county government is spending KSh.20 million to pay Koffi Olomide to come and entertain our guests, I have engaged with the governor on that issue… the governor is just facilitating by hosting the musician,” added the Senator.

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